Apparatus for cutting heel-lifts



G. BASLER.

APPARATUS FOR CUTTING HEEL LIFTS.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.2| 191-8.

Patented J 11116 15, 1920.

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Mafia ma UNITED rarest GEORGE BASLER, BROGKTON, MASFEAGHUSETTS, ASSIGNOE TO HARRY W. BECKER, OF BROCKTDN, MASSACHUSETTS.

APPARATUS FOR CUTTING HEEL-LIFTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 19.20.

Application filed October'2, 1918. Serial No. 256,574.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn BASLER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brockton, county of Plymouth, "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Apparatus for Cutting Heel-Lifts, of which the following descrip tion, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters 011 the drawings representing like parts in each of the severalviews.

This invention relates to means for holding die plates such as used in cutting heel lifts and for holding receptacles such as bags in receiving relation to such die plates. A principal object of the invention is to provide improved means for mounting the dies and the bag receptacles associated therewith in a manner so that the dies may be quickly and conveniently assembled in various relations and as easily removed from the holding frame therefor, such holding frame and the dies having cooperative provision whereby the dies'are held rigidly and securely in place in the frame without requiring anyspecial attention to this end on the part of the operator. The invention also includes improved means for holding the bags or other receptacles. in receiving relation to the dies and in a manner so that they may be quickly and easily removed for emptying and replaced, likewise with a minimum of attention or exertion on the part of the operator. The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following detailed description, and the distinctive features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved apparatus Fig. 2 is an end view thereof looking from the left in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side view thereof at right angles to Fig. 2;

F ig. 4 is a partial vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a frame plate for holding the bag receptacles removed.

I provide a grid frame 10 preferably of metal such as iron with a series of openings 11 therethrough arranged in lengthwise and crosswise rows, these openings being as shown rectangular and including a major portion of the total area of the frame, 2'. a, the web portions 12 of the frame between such openings being relatively narrow as compared with the width of the openings. The top ofthis grid frame is formed with a series of parallel slide ways 13 formed by ribs 14 with undercut sides extending up from the surface of the plate, these ribs being over the respective webs 12 so that the slide ways 13 register with the openings 11. In these slide ways 13 I fit a series of cutting dies 15, each die being secured to a base 16 the sides of which are beveled as indicated at 16 to fit the undercut sides of the ribs 14. The bases 16 are all of uniform dimension so that they are interchangeable with respect to one another and all have a close sliding fit in the ways 13, while the dies 15 themselves, are of variouse shapes, certain thereof as indicated at l5 being of a form for cutting whole-heel lifts while others as indicated at 15, 15, 15 are of shapes to out different portions of heel'lifts from smaller pieces of stock, and which may be assembled to form the heel according to the usual practice. The ends of the frame may be formed with holes in which may be fitted pins 17 to hold the dies from endwise displacement along the ways 13, these pins being easily removable to permit the dies to be taken out as required. In Fig. 1 it will be observed that the lower slide way 13 has no dies fitted therein, this illustrating the possibility of using the present die plate either completely filled with dies or only partially filled as desired. In accordance with my invention the under side of the die plate is formed with ribs 18 with undercut sides similar to the ribs 14 but extending at right angles thereto and underneath the web portions 12 which extend crosswise of the die plate. In the slide ways thus constituted are fitted frames 19 with beveled sides indicated at 19 so that these frames may slide easily along the ways provided therefor by the ribs 18 while being securely held thereby when slid into place therein. These frames are formed with openings 20 which when the frames are inplace are in register with the passages 15' through the dies 15 the sides of these openings may be provided with suitable means such as hooks 21 to hold a series of bags 22 typifying any suitable receivers adapted to be held by the frames 19 in position to receive the lifts out out by the sev-- eral dies and to hold the output of the respective dies segregated from one another.

With the described apparatus it is to be observed that the series of dies may be quickly and easily assembled in their holding frame without requiring themanipulation of the operator of any special holding or clamping devices, whilethe dies when in place are securely held by the undercut parallel ribs, and hence the only attention required by the operator is merely to insert the end pins 17 and the dies willbe held absolutely removable and rigid in the frame. Likewise the provision of the slide frames 19 underneath the grid frame for holding the bags makes possible the removal and emptying of the bags in the most convenient manner, all the bags of each line as carried by the holding frame being rendered instantly holding frames as may be found more convenient. I am aware that the lnventlon may be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than tothe foregoing accessible for emptying either with or without detachment from the claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: e

1. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a grid frame having on 1ts upper side slide ways formed to engage and hold the bases of dies fitted therein, and a series of dies slidably fitted in said slide ways, and means fitted for slidable removal to the under side of said grid frame for receiving and holding segregated the lifts cut by the respective dies.

2. Apparatus oflthe kind described, comprising agrid frame equipped with parallel ribs on its upper surface formed with undercut sides, a series of dies having bases with beveled edges fitting said undercut ribs to be removably held thereby on'said frame, a second series of ribswith undercut vsides carried on the lower side of said frame and extending at right angles to the first named ribs, and a series of bag holding frames slidably fitted to said lower ribs.

3. Apparatus of the kind described, com prising a frame formed with series of openings therethrough, dies having bases slidably engagedwith the upper surface of said frame and eld from displacement with respect thereto, and means fitted to the lower side of said frame .for slidable removal in a direction transverse to the sliding of said dies for receiving-the lifts cut by the re- I spective dies andholding the samesegregated. e i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

, GEORGE BASLER. Y 

